Kākāpō

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Kākāpō videos from Meet the Locals

Image from the Meet the Locals - Kākāpō video. Image copyright: TVNZ.

Sirocco the kākāpō video

In this video you'll meet one of New Zealand’s best conservation ambassadors, the charismatic and curious kākāpō named Sirocco. There are only around 100 kākāpō left in the world; find out what makes them so special.

Image from the Meet the Locals - Meet the kākāpō video. Image copyright: TVNZ.

Meet the kākāpō video

Weighing in as the world's heaviest parrot, the kākāpō is also one of the most endangered. Find out how DOC is working to save the only flightless parrot in the world.

Image of a kākāpō to illustrate the Meet the Locals - Saving the kākāpō video.

Saving the kākāpō video

Learn about how DOC have brought the kākāpō back from the brink of extinction. Nic talks to Don Merton about how we're saving the world's rarest parrot.

 

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Publication
View the Kākāpō recovery plan (PDF, 340K).
Publication
Tree planting for attracting native birds
Information

Kākāpō recovery programme website

Contact

DOC HOTline - 24 hour emergency number

Phone 0800 DOCHOTline (0800 362 468) to report:

Sick or injured wildlife
Whale or dolphin strandings

 

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